The American Diabetes Association is urging people to take a diabetes risk test.
Tuesday, March 24 is the annual American Diabetes Association Alert Day, a wake-up call for people to find out if they are at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, according to the diabetes association.
The free risk test is available online, www.diabetes.org/portlandalert.
In 2014, more than 118,000 risk tests were taken online and nearly 45,000 of those tests resulted in “high risk” status.
Nearly 30 million children and adults — including more than 343,000 people in Oregon and Southwest Washington — have diabetes. In addition, 86 million people have prediabetes, including 676,204 in the local area, according to the diabetes association.
The diabetes association will host its annual Tour de Cure cycling and fundraising event on July 25 at AmberGlen Park in Hillsboro, Ore. For more information, visit www.diabetes.org/portlandtourdecure.
